Joseph Georges Gilles Claude LamontagnePC OC CQ CD (French:[ʒozɛfʒɔʁʒ(ə)ʒilklodlamɔ̃taɲ]; April 17, 1919 – June 14, 2016) was a Canadian politician who held a number of offices both in Quebec and federally. ALiberal, he wasMayor of Quebec City (1965–1977),Postmaster General of Canada (1978–1979),Minister of National Defence (1980–1983) and the24thLieutenant Governor of Quebec (1984–1990).

He was born inMontreal. DuringWorld War II, Lamontagne served as abomber pilot in theRoyal Canadian Air Force with425 Squadron^[1] and was shot down over theNetherlands in 1943, being detained as aprisoner of war until May 1945. He ended his air force service with the rank offlight lieutenant. In 1946, he settled inQuebec City and entered the importing business. He became a member of the Rotary Club of Quebec City with his partner and neighbour Jean Poliquin.

He entered politics and was electedmayor ofQuebec City in 1965. He held that post until he won aseat in theHouse of Commons of Canada as aLiberal Party candidate in a 1977by-election. In 1978, he entered theCabinet ofPrime MinisterPierre Trudeau, serving briefly as aMinister without Portfolio before becomingPostmaster General. He served in that position until the defeat of the government in the1979 election. When the Liberals returned to power in the1980 election, Lamontagne returned to Cabinet asMinister of National Defence.

In 1984, he left politics to accept the position of Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, and served as the province'sviceroy until his retirement in 1990.

Lamontagne married Mary Schaefer in 1949 and had four children and five grandchildren. Schaefer died in 2006. Lamontagne died in 2016 at the age of 97.^[2] In 1990, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada. In 2000, he was made a Knight of theNational Order of Quebec and in 2005, a member of l'Ordre des Grands Québécois. He was an honorary member of theRoyal Military College of Canada club student # H15200.

Coat of arms of Gilles Lamontagne

Notes The arms of Gilles Lamontagne consist of:[3] Crest Above a helm on a wreath Argent and Azure a demi Snowy Owl (Nyctea Scandiaca) displayed of the first gorged with a collar of the second charged with a mullet Argent, each wing charged with two fleurs de lys Azure mantled Azure doubled Argent. Escutcheon Azure on a mount between two swords paleways, hilts in base a double-towered fortress gate all Argent, masoned of the first, in chief a coronet of six fleurs de lys, three visible, also Argent. Supporters Dexter a Moose (Alces alces) Argent gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules, sinister a Moose of the first gorged with a collar of fleurs de lys Azure, roses Gules, thistles and shamrocks Vert alternately. Motto Deo Favente Vincit Vim Virtus

There is a Gilles Lamonagnefonds atLibrary and Archives Canada^[4] and the Quebec City archives.

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